Cutting synth hair

Cutting synth hair isn't too different than cutting real hair.  You do have to thin it more as a general rule.  but not really differently just more.

As to video guides no idea.  though I bought a book last week for fun.  Still haven't read it.  If it's any good I'll let ya know.

thats  agreat book but not for cutting.

yea, i just got my ext done but the ends are not so hot. my bf tried to thin them with a cut comb, much how we all discuss, and while he made them look better, they still do not look great.

 

so, i'll be eyeing this thread. i really don't want to go pay someone who doesn't know synth hair to just cut off two morte inches and have it look the same as it does now.

I think cutting synth compared to cutting hh is totally different.  Try the point cutting technique kris metioned, but use thinning shears.

Merg, where's your pic's girl?

http://www.hairboutique.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=20583& amp;KW=feather+scissors 

Never cut straight across.
Use a hair cutting razor in adition to texture scissors.

Make sure yto take small sections.

If syn hair is cut wrong it looks like chop sticks.

Wish i knew of a dvd or video.

Humm

Let me think on that one.

IsaacCyberparlor

I have a book from the library, that I can maybe take picture from, and try to translate.
I´ll be back ...

Kris408 wrote: If you need one I have lots that i would rent out.. I would give you one but every single dvd cost me about 40.00 and some times I like looken at them.

could you do the slightly illegal deed of copying them ? :S

Here you se how the hairroot looks like, when you have straight, wawy or curly hair.


This is how you should hold the hair when you cut it.


Follow the shape of the head. Imaging the hair standing directly out in the air, like the picture.


Part your hair like the pictures.


Part your hair 1 cm from the nape. Comb the hair down. Cut the hair in the desired lenght, in a natural curv that follows the nape (in the picture it is called "retningslinie").


Make new partings in the hair, and comb them down, and cut after the "retningslinie" (I don´t know the correct word ).


Now we cut the front hair. Make a parting 1 cm from the hairline.
Comb it downwards, and cut like shown in the picture.
Continue to make partings, going to the back of your head, and comb down, like you did the back of your hair.


Top photo: The hair from the back and side are adjusted.
Right above: Use the clients eyes, cheekbones and shoulders to make sure that the haircut is even in both sides. At this point the hair will fall in a soft curv round the head and neck.

To be contiuned ....

thats a nice instruction for cutting real hair..

but in my option: NEVER use a scissor on synth hair!
razor blades only!